Protection Against Mass Surveillance Act
Sponsored By: Representative Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced
Summary
Ban on government use of automated mass-surveillance technologies. This bill would bar federal agencies from buying, deploying, operating, accessing, or contracting for systems that identify, track, or record people using automated license plate readers, facial recognition, biometric identification (fingerprint, iris, retinal, voice, gait, or other biological traits), or any technology that captures or analyzes images for persistent or mass surveillance.
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- Federal agencies would be prohibited from purchasing, deploying, operating, accessing, or contracting for the four types of automated surveillance systems named in the bill.
- State, local, and Tribal governments would be barred from using federal funds to buy, deploy, operate, access, or contract for those same systems.
- Individuals would gain a privacy protection because data collected in violation of the ban must be deleted within 30 days of acquisition.
- Courts and administrative bodies would be prevented from admitting any data obtained in violation of the prohibition as evidence.
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Ban on government mass surveillance
If enacted, Federal agencies would be barred from buying, running, accessing, or contracting for automated systems that identify, track, or record people. Covered technologies would include automated license-plate readers, including Flock Safety cameras. It would also include facial recognition and biometric ID like fingerprints, iris, voice, or gait. State, local, and Tribal governments would be barred from using Federal funds to get or run these systems. If a Federal agency obtained data in violation of the ban, the agency head would have to delete it within 30 days and that data would not be admissible in any court or administrative proceeding. These rules would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
TN • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5]
IN • R
Sponsored 7/27/2026
Brecheen
OK • R
Sponsored 8/13/2026
Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8]
WI • R
Sponsored 8/31/2026
Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7]
MO • R
Sponsored 8/31/2026
Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7]
MI • R
Sponsored 9/1/2026
Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/1/2026
Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
VA • R
Sponsored 9/2/2026
Roll Call Votes
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